Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday formally became Nepal PM for a record fifth time after the Supreme Court's intervention. The 75-year-old veteran politician took the of office during a swearing cermony which was delayed after Deuba said the would not take the oath until President Bidya Devi Bhandari revises the notice of his appointment. The Constitutional Bench, in its order, had said that Deuba must be appointed the PM in line with Article 76(5) of the Constitution. However, the presidnet's office has failed to disclose the article under which Deuba is being made the PM in the notice The Himalayan Times reported. After receiving some legal counsel, Deuba sent across a message to the president that he will not take oath until the error is rectified. Deuba was sworn-in two hours later than scheduled after the president's office issued a revised notice. Thhis is the fifth time that Deuba is returning to power as the PM. He has replaced incumbent 69-years old K.P. Sharma Oil, who, on Tuesday, accused the SC of "deliberately" passing the verdict in favour of the Opposition parties. Deuba was previously appointed PM in 1995, 2002, 2004 and 2021, but has never served a full term. This time as well, he is to serve only until parliamentary elections are held by 2022. He is required to seek a vote of confidence from the House of Representatives within 30 days. The nomination drew bipartisan praise from West Officials. Republican Governor Jim Justice called it "great news" and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said the pick means someone with firsthand knowledge of the opioid crisis will be coordinating the natinal fight. Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate burned across 10 parched Western American states on Tuesday, and the largest, in Oregon, threatened California's power supply. Nearly 60 wildfires tore through bone-dry timber and brush from Alaska to Wyoming. Arizona, and Montana accounted for more than half of the large active fires. Google is fined 592 million is dispute with French publisheres. The dispute is part of a larger effort by authorities in the EU and around the world to force Google and other tech companies to compensate publisheres.
